American Red Cross Lower Bucks County Chapter Holds Annual Meeting Levittown, PA, 9-25-07 – At its annual meeting on September 19, the Lower Bucks County Chapter of the American Red Cross elected new board members and officers, recognized selected volunteers and celebrated a year of outstanding humanitarian efforts. The new board members are Stephanie Brown (young adult representative), Fred Duffner, Terry Fedorchak, Dan Griffin, Wendy Harris, Mary Jo Holden, James Jones, Maria Lanzi NP MPH, Jonathan Rosenbaum (youth representative), Lori Steele and Donald Williford Esq. The new officers are Liz Phillips, Board Chair; Nancy Monahan, Vice Chair; Timothy Duffy, Vice Chair; Joseph Bondi, Treasurer; Jean Clifton, Secretary. District Justice Joanne Kline administered the oath of office. “Our new board members and officers are enthusiastic and passionate about the mission and principles of the Red Cross. I look forward to working with each of them,” said Kathleen Marsh, Chief Executive Officer of the Lower Bucks County Chapter. The Corporate Good Neighbor Award was given to Staywell, A Medimedia USA Company and accepted by Group President, Michael Riley. Aetna Inc and Patrick Young, president for Aetna's Small and Middle Market Business in the Mid-Atlantic Region, were presented with the Chapter Chairman’s Award. Janice Washeleski was available to accept the award. Morrisville United Methodist Church was honored as this year’s Faith Based Good Neighbor Award. Vera Straley, Doris White, Charlotte Swenson and Shirley Kamman from the organization attended. The Eric Shiue Spirit of Youth Award was presented to Dan Rosenbaum. Keller Taylor received the Marion Kaufer Humanitarian Award. Special appreciation was given to Wheelabrator Falls Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Waste Management and the Y.O.D.A. (Youth Organized for Disaster Relief) team from FDR Middle School. The American Red Cross Lower Bucks County Chapter is where people mobilize to help their neighbors prepare for, prevent, and respond to life’s emergencies. Governed by volunteers and supported by community donations, the American Red Cross Lower Bucks County Chapter is dedicated to saving and improving lives. Led by over 1,300 volunteers, the Red Cross annually mobilizes relief to over 700 disaster victims, trains almost 18,000 people in lifesaving skills, exchanges more than one hundred emergency messages for U.S. military service personnel and their families, and collects nearly 12,000 pints of blood for local hospitals. The American Red Cross Lower Bucks County Chapter also has the country’s only 24-hour
homeless shelter that serves over 300 people and children each year. The Red Cross is the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the area and also assists victims of international disasters and conflicts at locations worldwide. |
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